September 2016 edition
Get creative with your hallway consults, learn how to create an app (10 steps), apply for grant funding and meet your regional award winners for 2016!
Our new Regional Mentors of the Year describe what mentorship means to them. Find out who they are and what they said!
Also, meet your 2016 Prix d’excellence-Specialist of the Year recipients and find out what sets them apart…
Recent staff publications / grants @#RCResearch:
Department of Medicine (Medical Education Research / Medical Innovation) Grant ($20,479): Can we assess trainees, provide written feedback, and improve uptake? A grounded theory study of assessment anchors in postgraduate medical education. (Nancy Dudek, Wade Gofton, Janelle Rekman, Allan McDougall)
Glenn Posner (co-author): Evaluation of an Electronic Consultation Service in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Ontario.
Authors: Fady Shehata et al.
Wade Gofton & Nancy Dudek (co-authors): Entrustability Scales: Outlining Their Usefulness for Competency-Based Clinical Assessment.
Authors: Janelle Rekman et al.
For a complete list of 2015-2016 publications by RC staff and educators, please visit our publications page.
Care to brush up on your clinical statistics? The Research Unit presents another online seminar by statistician Dr. Nick Barrowman (CHEO/University of Ottawa). Contact researchunit@royalcollege.ca for more information regarding the presentation.
Login to Alfresco, the Royal College’s secure online collaboration tool for all members, fellows and employees. You can access Alfresco at any time and from any place you have an Internet connection.
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Volunteers are an integral component of the Royal College’s success. More than 3,000 individuals, mainly Royal College Fellows and Residents, contribute their time and expertise each year. Volunteer roles come in a wide range of time commitments and responsibilities.
Royal College Fellowship is the national standard for specialist medical expertise. Because medicine keeps evolving, Royal College Fellows are always enhancing their learning and skills. Learn more about why Fellowship matters.
The Directory is a searchable public resource where you’ll find specialists who are Fellows of the Royal College. You’ll also find other health care professionals and specialists-in-training who participate in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program.
September 29 — Bridging the gap: medical education conference aims to systemically improve quality of patient care in Canada
September 14 — The Royal College Celebrates the Achievements of its 2016 Regional Award Winners
Jun 21 — Medical assistance in dying: the Royal College to develop education resources
Jun 21 — Inspiring First Nations female surgeon receives Royal College’s 2016 Indigenous health award
Apr 14 — The Royal College will provide education and training on physician-assisted dying
Melissa Nisbett
Senior Communications Specialist
Tel: 613-730-8177 ext 426
mnisbett@royalcollege.ca
